Retired U.S. Air Force general charged with more than a dozen counts of child porn possession

A retired air force general living in Pennsylvania has been charged with more than a dozen counts of child pornography.

Former U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Frank Sullivan, a 67-year-old veteran who served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, was arrested Wednesday after a search of his house last month turned up “thousands of searches for ‘preteen’ images, as well as pictures of children ‘engaged in various sexual acts,’” according to a press release from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.

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A computer forensic analysis of his devices also identified 37 search terms often used by those seeking out child pornography.

“General Sullivan’s alleged actions disgrace his work and besmirch the Pennsylvania National Guard, an organization that has bravely and dutifully come to the aid of Pennsylvanians whenever called,” Attorney General Josh Shapiro said in a statement.

“I’ve said it time and time again — nobody is above the law. My office will investigate and prosecute anyone who harms Pennsylvanians, no matter what position of power they may hold.”

Sullivan, the former executive director of the Pennsylvania Military Community Enhancement Commission, was taken into custody Wednesday and charged with 15 felony counts of sexual abuse of children and one criminal use of a communication facility.

He pleaded “not guilty during his arraignment” and bail was set at $100,000.

The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Child Predator Unit in October also arrested one of Sullivan’s tenants, Bobby Glenn Williams, and charged him with 14 felony counts of disseminating photos of child sex acts, 11 felony counts of child pornography and one felony count of a criminal use of a communication facility.

According to authorities, Williams had been renting a room in Sullivan’s home.